The Sioux County Journal.
1 i. SIMMONS. Proprietor.
HARBISON,
NEBRASKA.
Ja Uuom ( erda.
London, March 14. In the bouse of
lorda the Carl of Rosebery, speaking
on a motion to approve the address la
reply to the speech from the throne
asked the fullest indulgence of the
peers, ai he had been forced to the posi
tion he occupied by a sudden call to re
place a man of the noblest energies,
v ho was lost not aloDe to the liberal
Art j, but to the nation.
Lord Salisoury regretted the retire
ment of Mr. Gladstone, which he said
eras a loss that would have been a great
'influence on the destinies of the nation,
be succession of Lord Rosebery, he
laid, was perfectly acceptable, seeing
that his lordship had given many proofs
3t his great abilities. But be thought
!t would have been better if the govern
meat, instead of adhering simply to the
Newcastle program, had introaaced
freth subjects into its program with re
gard to home rule. It was a pity, he
said, that home rule was not put to the
vary front. The sooner the question
was decided the better. I f it were true
that England would resist separation
to the last the sooner Ireland knew of
It the better. The government ought
not to put home rule into the queen's
Ipeech year after year unless they
meant to carry it
Lord Kosebery expressed his gratin
cation at the tribute which Lord Salis
bury had paid to. Mr. Gladstone. The
frief eulogy he had pronounced on him
"ad left nothing to be desired. His
lordship's jibes at the policy of adher
ing to the Newcastle program could be
endured, seeing that the liberal program
had endured, while ;the conservative
program was liable to fluctuation.
Lord Rosebery then proceeded to de
fend the proposed government program
at some length.,
Initialled In Office.
Washington, D. C, March 14.
Wth simple but impressive ceremonies
Refitting an occasion so important,
id ward Douglass AV'bite of I ouisiaua
was installed as an associate justice of
the United States supreme court .
At 1:43 o'clock Justice White pre
sented himself in the office of the clerk
f the court and subscribed to the oath
which Is administered to all officers of
the government. After this he was
conducted to the robing room, where
the justices meet every day prior to the
opening of the court, and there iutro
luced to his future colleagues.
The new associate justice found his
town ready for him when be reached
the robing room. It is one of the func
tions of "Archie" Lewis, who has been
sn attendant of the court for forty
four years, to keep the gowns in good
order and assist the justices in donning
them. In a small chamber off the rob
ing room is a large mahogany closet,
wiiere they are hung when not in use.
There is a legend to the effect that no
member of the court has ever been able
to get into his gown unassisted. The
task does not look to be dillicuit, but
appearances are deceptive, as some
portly justices who have wrestled witii
ihe sombre regalia will admit. When
Mr, White's gown was adjusted Chief
Justice Fuller administered another
oath to him.
Ad Interesting C'Me
Minneapolis, Minn., March 14.
From all information that can be gath
ered at present the Scheig case will not
be allowed to drop out of public atten
tion for some time to come. Shortly
after Scheig's arresc, at the time he was
brought over from Stillwater as wit
ness in the Floyd case, he was served
with papers in a suit which the Hank
of Minneapolis has commenced against
Phil M. Scheie as principal and John
Orth, C. O. Bader, Bartlett Cooper,
Frank Byers and W. Harford as sure
ties on Scheig's 11,000 bond, which was
held by the bank as a Toucher for
.Scheig's faithfulness. Suit Is brought
by the bank to collect the amount of
the bond, and the bondsmen will put
up a defense that may prove to be of
Instense interest. They will charge
jointly that the bank or its officials
knew that Scheig was a defaulter at the
time the bond waa accepted and in ac
cepting it a fraud was perpetrated on
the bondsmen. The bank will deny
this charge in toto and the bondsmen
will endeavor to prove the assertion to
the extent that at least Malhiaa J.
Gogarding, the dead cashier, knew at
the time the bond was accepted that
Scheig waa abort $1,000 in his accounts.
f.l(htwel;Bti Hefore the A thistle Oak.
Minneapolis, Minn., March 14.
Tommy Hogan, the St. Paul light
weight, and Dell Hawkins of Appleton,
Minn, mat before the Twin City ath
letic dob. In the eighth round Haw
kins' right arm waa dislocated at the
boulder and the match waa awarded to
Hogaa. The fight waa a tierce one for
Um first two rounds and Hawkins was
Bearly out at the call of time. The
talaoesof tat work was at long rang,
Hawkins getting much the worst of It.
(CMt match was substituted for the
tstiag of Abbott and Dobbs, on
arMea to foratar ducked. Dobbs
sms hia appearance in the ring and
2nwi to most toy 135-pound man.
Ansartmbstef made to match him
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AStt-e fr a Heawlala.
San Francisco, March 16. Ad
vices to the Associated press pet
steamor Mariposa, arrived yesterday
from Honolulu March 8th: A rumor
was afloat Sunday night to the effect
that the government in anticipation of
a last desperated effort of the royalisU
to restore ttie queen, had decided to de
clare martial law Monday, March 6th:
but it was not declared as has yet been
learned. However, such a course was
practically decided on and was iJ
abandoned till the last moment. 1 uc
news of the report of the United Stales
senate committee's investigatiou of the
United States officials at Honolilu and
f the state department at Washington
i connection with the overthrow of
,ie queen, practically endorsing the
'ourse taken, was received by the an
nexation party with great joy, and an
nexation, even before the close of Cleve
and's terra, is sanguinely expected.
Tue royalists were mora aeiousiy af
fected by it than by any news before,
l'bey fully expected Stevens' action to
be cou denied.
The goV(nment is con&idc'ug a bill
culling an election of driegwies to a
oustitutional convention the date not
fixed. It will probably be in May and
v, trie conclusion of its work the re
pvliiic will be proclaimed. The terms
' . election are such as to give the pre-
ut executive and advisory council
. utrol of the convention.
D. li. Smith, the candidate of the
indexation league was elected to fill
ttie vacancy in the advisory council and
'he differ ices between the league and
'he prov onal government are healed.
A Court Martial will r Ordered
Washington, March 16. Secretary
Herbert has been notified that the re
cords of the court of Inquiry on the
wreck of the Kearsarge will be delivered
lo him. It is learned that the papers
contain certain findings and recom
mendations, and though their character
s unknown it is thought that a court
martial will be ordered. In this con
nection it is significant that orders
were issued to Lieut, G. T. Farce, who
was executive officer of the ship and
who was detached March 6, to proceed
to Roncador on the wrecking steamer
priori, in place of Lieutenant Brainerd,
who is ordered to the Fern. All the!
jther ollicers who were on the(
Kearsarge have found new duty since
heir detachment March 6, exoept Com-'
minder Uyerman and Lieutenant
Lyman, who were not detached until
resterday, and who now remain on!
waiting orders. Uyerman commanded
he Kearsarge and Lieutenant Lyman!
was the navigating officer at the time
jf the disaster. It was shown during
ha Inquiry that he neglected to take
he sights on the day the ship struck
he reef. Placing them under waiting
jruers, under these circumstances, is
1'iought to indicate that any proceed
.ni supplementary to the inquiry may
e directed agajnst them Otherwise
ommander Uyerman might have been
.i laced in command of the Raleigh,
which has just been given to Capt.
Merrill Miller, or the Cincinnati, which
uis been secured by Commander Glass.
Rospacta Arrested.
Romk, March 16. Many anarchist
aspects have been arrested. Most of
the arrests were preventive measurer,
ilthough several were made in the hope
f throwing some light on the Monte
ii Cirioro explosion. More comprom
ising literature was found in the
lodgings of the suspects. Besides
numerous receipts for making homos
the police seized letters and records
which they think confirm the reports
of an extensive conspiracy against the
mthorities throughout the larger part
jf Italy. The writers of the letters a-e
iupposed to have been implicated in
the plot whose head was Deputy de
Felice. Many of the papers will be
laid before the crown prosecutors, who
are expected to conduct the prosecu
tion of the socialist leader. Two of
the anarchists arrested had consigned
a box containing a bomb to a match
teller.
Among the leaflets seized was a red
and white poster which urged the
woiking people to revolt, throw open
the prison gates, pillage and set fire to
the shops and cut all the telegraph and
cable wires in order that the govern
ment might be prevented from calling
in regiments from the provinces.
Placards of similar import were posted
in several parts of the city, but were
torn down by the police before morn
ing. '
A Hla aria Character.
Wash inoton, March 16. Francis E.
Brownell, a historic character of the
late war, died here clerking in the pen-
sion department yesterday. Hs was a
private in the famous Ellsworth
Zouaves stationed at Alexandria, Vs.,
when the ordinance of secession waa
passed. A man named Jackson, pro
prietor and marshal ran np tbs con
federate flag. Ellsworth wont to the
hotel and hauled It down. As be was
descending too stairs after doing so
Jackson shot and killed him. Brojrnell
wttoMsIng tbs act promptly shot Jack
son. For this congress awarded bim a
medal and he became the hero of tbe
hour.
, Whole raaalllea Farticlpeta
Viknna, March 16. The employes
of a new tramway company in this city
wont on a strike against too lengthen
ing of their hours of labor. Now men
wont on raged to toko the places of ths
strikers, bat tbs wlvss and ehlldera of
tbs strikers turned oat in f area to assist
their haobaads and fsthsrs and attacked
tea bow moo with sach vigor thai tbey
sro oted to abandon their
TlarvMsaiKgof
London, Maroh li. In the boue or
commons John Morley, chief secretary
for Ireland, insisted that there could be
no injury to Ireland through a tempo
rary suspension of the home rule bill.
If ho had supposed that the recon
structed ministry would not be ac
corded Its views on the Irish question
be would mo: be a member of tba
ministry. Cheers. Home rule, he
said, had neither been killed nor aban
doned, oct would take Its place In the
course of sequence as had been ar
ranged prior to Mr. Gladstone's retire
ment. As to the Irish party with
Jrawing from its support of the govern
ment, he was happy to say there were
no signs of any such disastrous and
mischievous events. There could be
io mistake in the minds of any who
bad read the speech made in the bouse
of lords by Lord Kosebery that he
meant to do all in his power to ac
complish home rule, besides reducing
the house of lords to its proper place as
the legislative organ is now recognized
to be in the m:nis of the English peo
ple. John Redmond, Farnellite, said tba;
tiever during his experience In parlia i
ment bad a more difficult or Uumillat
ing tak fallen upon a chief secretary
for Ireland than the present one, wbicn
put bira up to try the strength of his
awn character as a genuine friend of
Ireland to remove the impression
created by the halting and ambiguous
phrases of Lord Rosebery. Whatever
Mr. Morley might say, he declared,
Ireland would not trust Lord Rosebery.
He ( Redmond) repudiated Lord Rose
bery's doctrine that an English majori
ty was necessary for the passage of home
rule. The theory was insulting and
humilating to Ireland, which alone had
the right to decide. If Lord Kosebery's
doctrine was right the lords bad the
power to continue to throw out home
rule or any other measure toe house of
commons might pass. If that right
belonged to the bouse ot lords through
privileges of birth, then, he declared,
Great Britain would ring with the cry
for its aboltion.
Joseph Chamberlain said that the
unionists were satisfied with the ad
hesion of the government to their own
policy, as it gave a definite issue on
which to meet them on all sides.
Everybody, be thought, ought to be
iatislied, except perhaps Mr. Labouc
here, who was goiug about like
Diogenes with his lantern looking for
an honest friend.
Trial Senatorial Race.
Washington, March 15. After
eighteen years of service as senator
from the state of Texas, which period
will have elapsed at the conclusion of
his term, March 4. VM7, Mr. Coke has
decided that he will retire from public
life. The only reason he assigns is a
desire to return to private life, he be
lieving that he has been 'sufficiently
honored by the people of Texas. That
he could be re-eleoted Mr, Coke says he
has no doubt, and that all the men wlio
have come out as candidates up to tins
time have done so under the condition
that he would not be a candidate. The
s tia tor remarked that all the candidates
would bave a free field, as he would
not be in their way.
HocsTONfex., March 15 Ex Sena
tor Chilton has announced himself as a
candidate to succeed United Suites
Senator Coke- Mr. Chilton says he has
asurauces of support from leading
men. He will canvass the entire state.
Congressman Culbersou and ex-Governors
Ross and Ireland are expecteii
to enter the race.
Away for bin Health.
Kansas, City, March 15. Expert
Accountant Charles N. Seidlei'z who
was employed by the ounty court lo
examine tbe accounts of county
officials, has made an official report lo
the court, showing an apparent short
age of f 19, 401 in the accoonts of County
Clerk Montgomery 8. Burr. Burr, who
is in San Antonio, Tex., for bis health,
has been communicated with, but so
far no satisfactory explanation of tbe
matter has been made. The county
court received tbe first report of the
expert about ten days ago and at once
ordered Mr. Heidleitz to go over Mr.
Burr's books again, In order that there
might be no uncertainty in the Matter.
Mr. Seidleitz did so with the result
nbove. He will submit his supplemen
tary report to the county court ana
steps will then be taken as to the dis
position of tbe clerk's office.
Striker are Runted.
Paterson, N. J., March 15. An
other riotous scene was witnessed on
Temple street hill in this city. Over
60 persons surrounded the Ham ford
Brothers' silk mill to intimidate the
weavers and warpers who refused to
join the strikers. At 5:30 o'clock Chief
of Police Grant and Captain Bim son
with a squad of forty-two men, charged
the crowd and dispersed them. After
ward a crowd of silk workers marched
up Cliff street, but were soon routed by
another detachment of the police and
many of them were knocked down by
tbe ollicers. Nearly all of tbs opera
tives were escoited to their homes by
policemen, and Mayor Br sum issued
proclamation in the evening calling
upon tbe strikers to preserve order.
area by Ilia Parrot
Audubon, la., March 15. Frank
Lleb, who was stabbed last Friday by
William McLaughllng, died Tuesdsy.
The murderer had a narrow escape
from being lynched. An angry mob
gathered and waa met by McLaughlin's
parents, who Implored the woaldt
lynchers to spare their son. Before Um
on tern plated lynching could bo ear
ried ot omesrs secretly took the pris
osjor from jail to liars until ttw exalte-
Wracked at a-
St. Johns, N. F, Marb 13.-.M
noon Sunday a lifeboat waa descried
making for the cape signal station
which two bouis later proved to be one
be tnging to the steamer Brisco, cou
ta ing First Mate Mackey and four
men in an exhausted condition. The)
reported tbe Brisco lying about sixty
miles south southwest off Cape Race.
Tb y left her Friday, but after pulling
four hours It was discovered that the
compass had gone wrong. The com
pasi derect was not discovered until
the Brisco was again sighted after their
four hour's hard work. The boat was
again launched Saturday morning and
from 11 o'clock on that day until their
arrival at at signal station the men bad
not had a morsel of food to eat. They
also suffered considerably during the
uight from cold, and were slightly frost
bitten. First Mate Mackey made a
statement concerning the Briscoe's
voyage, showing that they left Ham
burg December 8, but were forced to
put back to Quteostown for repairs.
"We left there January 31," said he.
"and encountered terrific weather. The
decks were swept by the high seas con
tinually. Nothing was left standinc
but tbe two lower masts and the funnel.
She was a complete wreck. Uur supply
of coal ran out nineteen days after we
left tjueeustown. Then we began to
use up the furniture and other wood
work for fuel. The steamer Ulunda,
which sailed from Halifax February
27 for Loudon, took the Briscoe in tow
Friday, March 2, but left her at 8
o'clock the following morning, after
towing her 130 miles. Then a repeti
tion of our former experience set in
and we drifted along, using up all the
available woodwork we could find on
board for fuel.
"A new danger now confronted us.
The supply of food ran out and 'he
crew was nearly reduced to starvation.
There were no provisions on board say
a little bread, a small quantity of flour
and some peas. A email fire was kept
in the galley to prevent tjie men from
perishing from the cold. Ihe other
fires were let go out for lack of fuel."
Tbe tug Ingratiate left here to search
for the Briscoe as soon as the above
news was received. The coast steamer
Virginia Lake also sailed from
Trepaszy and will endeavor to find the
disabled steamer.
Hlllkeaisn lilt ifflw
Berlin, March 13. Rudolph vou
Benoigsen, member of the reichstag
from the Eighteenth district of Hau
over, president of the province of Han
over and leader of the national liberal
party, has decided to resign all his
offices and retire to private life. Ru
mors that he would take this step have
been current for several weeks, but they
were not confirmed until in the even
ing. Dr. von Henntgsen ostensible
rta-on for leaving public life ii that
his health is poor. The truth is that
he has become disgusted with the un
mannerly proceedings In the reichstag
since men of the Sigl and Ahlwardt
stripe began making themselves con
spicuous in the debates. There Is,
moreover, considerable bad feeling In
the national liberal party. A rupture
threatens and as Beunigsea Is in his
seventieth year he feels no longer equal
lo the task of reconciling the warring
factions. He has been in public life
almost from the year when he left the
university and has been sitting iu the
German parliaments for more than
forty years.
Cowardly ltvenge.
St. I.ocis, March 13. A frightful
double tragedy occurred at 11 o'clock
in fie morning In a new building being
constructed at No. 34 43 Oregon avenue.
Lv Saturday Chris Studt, a carpenter,
who had been at work on the building
was given notice of his discharge and
left the building muttering threats
against his employer, Charles Wuensch.
,tudt stealthily entered the building,
carrying with him a double barreled
shotgun. He proceeded to a point
dfectly under where Wuensch was
bending over a bench on the second
floor, and fired one barrel of tbe shot
gun. The losd of buckshot almost tore
(Wuensch's bead from his body. Studt
then placed the muzzle of tbe weapon
against his body and pulled the trigger ,
eritb a short stick and tbe load of buck
shot tore a gaping wound in his ab
domen, from which his intestines pro
truded. He was taken to the . city
hospital, but died an hour later. Both
men were married and leave families.
Died In a Hoapllal.
Okanoe, N. J., March 13. -George
O. Mowbray, a dentist, died in the
Orange Memorial hospital under
peculiar circumstances. Saturday af
ternoon he was found in bis office in an
unconscious condition. He was taken
to the hospital and died there without
recovering consciousness. Tbe doctors
at tbe hospital diagnosed the case a
apoplexy. Many, however, believe that
tbe doctor poisoned himself, as he was
known to be very despondent Mow
bray came to Orange from MeadviUe,
Pa., about eight months ago. He bad
no diploma, but applied to tbe New
Jatsey state dental association for a
llce-o. He failed (to pass theeiamina
tlon. I .eft the Cuaatry.
Nbw Yobk. March 1. A special to
tbe San from Stony Brook, N. J, tayc
William Gould, postmaster of this town
basdiaappeared. Uis alleged that he
baa left $150,000 of Indebtedness dis
tributed among a number of people.
A ions Meraerer.
Kjioztillk, Tenn., March, il Dur
ing a uuarrel between Bellwin Patter
sob and E. C. Hard well tba twelve
svtoM mb of the latter aeon red a
Tvo.Tr m4 tkot PaUeraon dead.
Mtaaa F(( aa I I
biilBu'iil Ia March It. Tbe
failure o t e J. P. Morln com pan?
same Saturday Tue concern owns s
great egg-packing establishment and
wholesale Iruit home in this city, be
sides o orating six cream ries in this
state. Tbe failure dragged down with
it tbe house of Morse, smith A Co , of
Boston the owners of ths greater part
of tbe Morln company stock. The,
assets of the latter concern err
estimated at fS.OOO, while tbe total
liabilities are placed at tS10,000. The
Bohemian-American State bank of
t as city brought on the failuie by at
taching property to secure a claii.
of,(X)0. M. Dean of Tipton, la. Is
the only other western creditor. Iiai
farmers were paid up to March 1, so
tbey will lose little. A recent loss of
640,000 by damage to eggs in storage
and the inability of the Boston stock
holders to supply the concern with
more money preciplta'ed the crash.
The attachment was followed by the
Closing of tbe egg packing and fruit
establishment here and the creameries
in various parts of tbe state.
The company alzohasa big establish
ment at Hastings, Neb. Since the com
pany went into tbe wholesale fruit
business two years ago it has been
losing money. The fruit and eggs were
stored in adjoining rooms separated by
iron doors, but the flavor of lemon
spoiled the eggs, entailing a 1ms of
t8 1,000. J. R. Morin, the founder of
the business, sold all his stock last
November. A large amount of the
liabilities is in borrowed money owed
in the east. Only a few of the cream
eries were in operation at the time of
the failure. A large number of hands
were thrown out of employment.
Vnder Arrent.
Kansas City, March 12. Deldrich
Keusmann, husband of the woman who
was found dead in a vacant bou;e on
Baltimore avenue some three weeks
ago, and Theodora Hoffman, alia
Pauline white, an Inmate of a disre
putable house, were locked up charged
with the murder of Mrs. Kensmann.
From tbe evidence In the hands of the
police it appears that Kensmann has
been living a dual life, and that he
raurd ered his wife to obtain tbe ?5,O0
insurance on her life so that he could
consort with The Hoffman woman.
Kensmann, it is said, took his wife to
the vacant house on the pretext of
showing it to her with a view of rent
ing It, and there committed tie
dastardly crime. Theodora Hoffman
came to this country from Germany In
18J and went to Denver, where she and
Kensmann lived together. Later they
went to Omaha and finally landed in
Kansas City, where tbey plotted to
murder Kensmaun's wife. They both
deny complicity In the affair, but they
are being closely question"! and It is
expected one or the other will confess.
A Prodigal Keluma.
Nashville, Tenn., March 12.
George F. Fisher, for whom everv
officer in the country has been looking
for months in the hope of receiving
W.OUO reward offered by his parents foe
his capture and return to his home in
Evansville, Ind., walked into police
headquarters herein the afternoon and
surrendered binxelf, with the remark
that he was tired of bumming it and
wanted to go homo. Fisher was rather
a nice looking tramp, with fair com
plexion highly tanned, light blue eyes,
golden hair and a suspicion of a light
mustache His clothes and shoes were
travel worn and runty, but be left no
room for doubt as to his identity when
he told the story of his departure and
(subsequent tramp over the country.
Fisher is twenty years old, the son of a
wealthy farmer by his second wile. He
was sent to an uncle in Evansville to
b'- educated, but became dissatisfied
and without warning one night disap
peared. Three months he worked on a
farm near Henderson, Ky., fifteen
miles from bis home, under an assumed
iiame. Work gave out and be walked
to Hopkinsville, where he stayed some
time. A day or two ago he took to the
ciossttes and came south, arriving here
Saturday. He slept at the station house
under an assumed name, but was not
r -cognized. News of the find was
telegraphed to Evansville, where the
case has assumed tbe notoriety of
the Charlie Ross affair.
ICatlmate or the KeTeae.
Washington, March 12, A rough
statement of the results figured ou in
the tariff bill is as follows: Tbe esti
mated receipts from customs In the
(amended tariff bill as reported to the
full senate committee ou linanoe
'amounts to ifl&,tfu0,0U0 in round fig
ares. From internal revenue, including
jthe Income tax and the additional tax
of 20 cents a gallon on whisky, as lm
' posed by ths sen me and other Increases
.over the house rates, it U estimated the
'receipts will amount to 103,000.000.
.This ft3.000.000 of Internal revenue tax
'is additional to the revenue derived
from these sources at present rates and
will make tbe entire receipts from in
ternal revenue as proposed by the sen
ate. Mt4.000,000. Adding to this amount
821,000,000 from miscellaneous articles
gives Ml 1,000,000 as the probable re
ceipts under the bill ss spproved by th
democratic majority of the finance com
ralttee, aa against 45,0iX)JOO derived
last year from the same sources of rev
enue under tbe McKlnley bill.
Will Seek other Plelila.
Shblbtville, Ind., March 12. At
the instance of members of his congre
gation Hev. Milton Hasksl,tbe Method
ist pastor at Gwynvllle, waa brought
into court and fined IS and costs for
disturbing a religious meeting. The
trouble arose over a meeting which was
mi progress when the pastor, who ob-
feeted to tbe innovation, appeared and
ordered the members to disperse. lie
now says be will seek other 0: ti of
labor.
NEBRASKA NEWS.
'. .-siderable sickness is reported to.
ri around Sterling.
'Jutrict court is in session at Nelson,
arith voeuty-five cases on tbe docket.
The David City Press wsnU a bime
tallic club organized in every township
in Nebraska.
A special census of Tekamah has
just been taken aud it shows a popula
tion of 1,500.
A recent wolf hunt in Hitchcoofc
county resulted In the capture to two
lusty coyotes.
The large flouring mill at Dawson,
Richardson county, waa totally de
stroyed by fire.
Rodney Smith is the new humorous
editor of tbe Kearney Hub and he can
write like a trooper.
Tbe Standard Cattle company talks
of putting in a big sugar plant at Ames,
bounty or no bounty.
Tbe Norfolk Sugar company has
made contracts for over 3,oou aciei oi
beets for tall dilivery.
A hook and ladder has been ordered
for the protection of Howells from the
ravages of the tire fiend.
A. II. Church, ex-commander of the
Nebraska G. A. R., is recovering from
bis recent severe illness.
Summer's only official barber hsa
rented a farm, and now every mai in
town has bought a razor.
Farmers iu the western part of tbe
state have all their oats sowu and are
rushing their spring work.
The city fathers of Howells are talk
ing of Imposing an occupation tax on
the business men of the town.
Mrs. S. V, Mobley, who has been an
Invalid for some time, has gone to Cali
fornia iu the hope of benefiting her
health.
Rev. Mr. Farnsworth of Norfolk
Junction has accepted a call to the
pastorate of the Congregational church
at Dodge.
The Western Wave Is being published
again. H. T. Wilson Is at the helm
and the people of Western will get a
good local paper.
Chappell doctors are very busy look
ing after a small army of "measley"
patients. The disease Is having the
run of the town.
A section of the Loup bridge at
Palmer weutout with the ice and
Merrick county1, will pay the txpeute
of filling the gap,
Hon. U. II. Hemy, ' wiumous,
president of the slate b("l f agricul
ture, is sojourning on the TlpiOc coast
for tbe benefit of bis health.
The editors of David City acculfi, one
another ot getting drunk. Behold IWV
good and how pleasant it is for breth
ren to dwell together in unity.
John Seller, living near Elmwood,
loaded his gun for bear and went bunt
ing for geese. The gun exploded at the
first sliot, and John will carry tbe scars
on his face when he goes to bis long
home.
A. E. Ovenden has again assumed
the editorship of the Elk Creek Senti
nel. Mr. Taylor, who has recently
been managing the paper, weaned of
bis job and has left for a more cou
genial field.
A Polk county hunter while trying to
shoot prairie chickens "on tbe wing"
with a rifle, managed to catch a neigh
bor's horse "on the leg" and narrowly
eec.'iped ruining the beast wub bis
beastiy uiarksinaushlp.
A Btnall gang of boys at Edgar
heaved brickbats through the windows
of Mr. Bchiedeman's residence, and a
little baby was struck by one of them
and severely injured. There is a place
for such miscreants at Kearney.
Sheiton voted 82,000 In bonds to
secure the erection of a flouring mill,
and when the sheriff came to town
armed with an injunction to prevent
the board from issuing the same not a
member of that body could be found.
W. L. Knotts, the founder of the
Beatrice Times, has disposed of his In
terest in tbe paper and will practice
law. The Times will continue In tbe
front rank as a local paper so long, at
least, aa Walter Noel remains in con
trol. George Miller of Nance county knew
It was loaded, but that did not deter
him from grasping the gun by the
muzzle attempting to pull it out of tbe
wagon. Of course it went off, and be
will be in great luck if his arm isn't
treated the same way. It was badly
shattered.
This paper asks for no support on
the ground of charity. If the News is
not worth a dollar a year to you, stop
it. If its advertising columns are not
worth the price asked don't use them.
We only want patronage from tboat
who feel they are getting the worth ol
.heir money. Bennett News.
The dates of tbe third annual con
vention and school methods of the Ne
braska Conference Epworth League
which will be held in Centenary church,
Beatrice, has been changed from May
15-17 to May 8-10, 1H14. Edwin A.
Schell, D. I)., general secretary of the
Edworth League of the World will be
pressnt through tbe session.
Why, asked the Edgar Post, should
anyone want to go to California for s
salubrious climate if he lives in
Neoraska? The gentle breeze blow,
tbe sun smiles down upon the quicken
ing earth, the bluebird are twittering
among the boughs, and the robins art
getting up plans and specifications fot
nesting again. Nebraska is all right.
J. C Penny of Newman Grove, who
was arrested and bound over for dis
posing of mortgaged property, bas
been discharged,